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Additionally, comments may be
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submission@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
—Evaluate whether and if so how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: FBI
Expungement Form.
(3) Agency form number: FD–1114.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: This form is utilized
by criminal justice and affiliated
judicial agencies to request appropriate
removal of criminal history information
from an individual’s record.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is estimated that 56
respondents are authorized to complete
the form which would require
approximately 10 minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated
36,106 total annual burden hours
associated with this collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
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Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities,
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the
‘‘The Consumer Expenditure Surveys:
The Quarterly Interview and the Diary.’’
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or
before July 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
The Consumer Expenditure (CE)
Surveys collect data on consumer
expenditures, demographic information,
and related data needed by the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) and other
public and private data users. The
continuing surveys provide a constant
measurement of changes in consumer
expenditure patterns for economic
analysis and to obtain data for future
CPI revisions. The CE Surveys have
been ongoing since 1979.
The data from the CE Surveys are
used (1) for CPI revisions, (2) to provide
a continuous flow of data on income
and expenditure patterns for use in
economic analysis and policy
formulation, and (3) to provide a
flexible consumer survey vehicle that is
available for use by other Federal
government agencies. Public and private
users of price statistics, including
Congress and the economic
policymaking agencies of the Executive
branch, rely on data collected in the CPI
in their day-to-day activities. Hence,
data users and policymakers widely
accept the need to improve the process
used for revising the CPI. If the CE
Surveys were not conducted on a
continuing basis, current information
necessary for more timely, as well as
more accurate, updating of the CPI
would not be available. In addition, data
would not be available to respond to the
continuing demand from the public and
private sectors for current information
on consumer spending.
In the Quarterly Interview Survey,
each consumer unit (CU) in the sample
is interviewed every three months over
four calendar quarters. The sample for
each quarter is divided into three
panels, with CUs being interviewed
every three months in the same panel of
every quarter. The Quarterly Interview
Survey is designed to collect data on the
types of expenditures that respondents
can be expected to recall for a period of
three months or longer. In general the
expenses reported in the Interview
Survey are either relatively large, such
as property, automobiles, or major
appliances, or are expenses which occur
on a fairly regular basis, such as rent,
utility bills, or insurance premiums.
The Diary (or recordkeeping) Survey
is completed at home by the respondent
family for two consecutive one-week
periods. The primary objective of the
Diary Survey is to obtain expenditure
data on small, frequently purchased
items which normally are difficult to
recall over longer periods of time.
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II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
proposed revision of the Consumer
Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly
Interview and the Diary.
As part of an ongoing effort to
improve data quality, maintain or
increase response rates, and reduce data
collection costs, CE is seeking clearance
to make the changes outlined below. In
Interview (CEQ), several questions will
be modified including collapsing the
items codes for attachable campers and
unattached campers into a single item
code; regrouping the clothing sections
for easier understanding by the
respondent such as adding a swimwear
category, regrouping items previously
collected in the ‘‘Swimwear, swim
cover-ups, or swimwear accessories’’
category, and renaming the outerwear
section to ‘‘Coats and Jackets’’; replacing
questions on prepaid long distance
calling cards with a question on prepaid
cellular cards; deleting the
‘‘Miscellaneous expenses/souvenirs’’
question in the trip section as this has
led to duplicate reports. Additionally,
an extended recall section will be added
on the point of purchase of items for
consumer units (CUs) based on 1) the
PSU in which the consumer unit resides
(population group) and 2) whether the
item was not reported by the consumer
unit in the current reference period.
Only consumer units that did not report
an expenditure for the item and reside
in the PSU in which the extended recall
section is being asked will receive these
additional questions. In the Diary
survey (CED) a question will be added
on the veteran status of each member of
the consumer unit who is 17 and over.
Additionally the pick-up window, or
the time an FR is allowed to pick up the
completed Diary will be extended to 10
days from 7 days. Finally, an additional
column will be added to the Diary form
for the respondent to record the point of
purchase for the expenditure the
respondent has recorded.
A full list of the proposed changes to
the Quarterly Interview Survey are
available upon request.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Title of Collection: The Consumer
Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly
Interview and the Diary.
OMB Number: 1220–0050.
Type of Review: Revision, of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
TOTAL RESPONSE BURDEN FOR THE QUARTERLY INTERVIEW AND DIARY SURVEYS
Total
respondents
Frequency
Average
time per
response
(minutes)
Total
responses
Estimated
total
burden
Quarterly Interview Survey ..................................................
Diary Survey ........................................................................
5877
5,478
4.5413
4.2
26,689
23,008
62.7337
43.3336
27,905
16,617
Totals ............................................................................
11,355
........................
49,697
........................
44,522
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of
May 2018.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems.
MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition and
Modification to the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028]
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for MET
Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
In addition, OSHA announces the
addition of one test standard to the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards.
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The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on May
15, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone: (202) 693–1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor; telephone: (202) 693–2110;
email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s
web page includes information about
the NRTL Program (see https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
DATES:
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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10332]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities, Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be
provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood,
and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed revision of the ``The Consumer
Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and the Diary.'' A copy of
the proposed information collection request can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section of this notice on or before July 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also
may be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
at 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES
section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Consumer Expenditure (CE) Surveys collect data on consumer
expenditures, demographic information, and related data needed by the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) and other public and private data users. The
continuing surveys provide a constant measurement of changes in
consumer expenditure patterns for economic analysis and to obtain data
for future CPI revisions. The CE Surveys have been ongoing since 1979.
The data from the CE Surveys are used (1) for CPI revisions, (2) to
provide a continuous flow of data on income and expenditure patterns
for use in economic analysis and policy formulation, and (3) to provide
a flexible consumer survey vehicle that is available for use by other
Federal government agencies. Public and private users of price
statistics, including Congress and the economic policymaking agencies
of the Executive branch, rely on data collected in the CPI in their
day-to-day activities. Hence, data users and policymakers widely accept
the need to improve the process used for revising the CPI. If the CE
Surveys were not conducted on a continuing basis, current information
necessary for more timely, as well as more accurate, updating of the
CPI would not be available. In addition, data would not be available to
respond to the continuing demand from the public and private sectors
for current information on consumer spending.
In the Quarterly Interview Survey, each consumer unit (CU) in the
sample is interviewed every three months over four calendar quarters.
The sample for each quarter is divided into three panels, with CUs
being interviewed every three months in the same panel of every
quarter. The Quarterly Interview Survey is designed to collect data on
the types of expenditures that respondents can be expected to recall
for a period of three months or longer. In general the expenses
reported in the Interview Survey are either relatively large, such as
property, automobiles, or major appliances, or are expenses which occur
on a fairly regular basis, such as rent, utility bills, or insurance
premiums.
The Diary (or recordkeeping) Survey is completed at home by the
respondent family for two consecutive one-week periods. The primary
objective of the Diary Survey is to obtain expenditure data on small,
frequently purchased items which normally are difficult to recall over
longer periods of time.
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II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
proposed revision of the Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly
Interview and the Diary.
As part of an ongoing effort to improve data quality, maintain or
increase response rates, and reduce data collection costs, CE is
seeking clearance to make the changes outlined below. In Interview
(CEQ), several questions will be modified including collapsing the
items codes for attachable campers and unattached campers into a single
item code; regrouping the clothing sections for easier understanding by
the respondent such as adding a swimwear category, regrouping items
previously collected in the ``Swimwear, swim cover-ups, or swimwear
accessories'' category, and renaming the outerwear section to ``Coats
and Jackets''; replacing questions on prepaid long distance calling
cards with a question on prepaid cellular cards; deleting the
``Miscellaneous expenses/souvenirs'' question in the trip section as
this has led to duplicate reports. Additionally, an extended recall
section will be added on the point of purchase of items for consumer
units (CUs) based on 1) the PSU in which the consumer unit resides
(population group) and 2) whether the item was not reported by the
consumer unit in the current reference period. Only consumer units that
did not report an expenditure for the item and reside in the PSU in
which the extended recall section is being asked will receive these
additional questions. In the Diary survey (CED) a question will be
added on the veteran status of each member of the consumer unit who is
17 and over. Additionally the pick-up window, or the time an FR is
allowed to pick up the completed Diary will be extended to 10 days from
7 days. Finally, an additional column will be added to the Diary form
for the respondent to record the point of purchase for the expenditure
the respondent has recorded.
A full list of the proposed changes to the Quarterly Interview
Survey are available upon request.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
Title of Collection: The Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The
Quarterly Interview and the Diary.
OMB Number: 1220-0050.
Type of Review: Revision, of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Response Burden for the Quarterly Interview and Diary Surveys
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Average time
Total Frequency Total per response Estimated
respondents responses (minutes) total burden
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Quarterly Interview Survey...... 5877 4.5413 26,689 62.7337 27,905
Diary Survey.................... 5,478 4.2 23,008 43.3336 16,617
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Totals...................... 11,355 .............. 49,697 .............. 44,522
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Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of May 2018.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2018-10332 Filed 5-14-18; 8:45 am]
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